Editing Bomb Block

{{Infobox-Object
|image=[[File:KSqS Bomb Block artwork.png]]
|caption=Artwork of a '''Bomb Block''' from ''[[Kirby: Squeak Squad]]''
|type=[[Device]]
|function=Causes other blocks to break or appear when broken.
|found=Occasionally during gameplay
|game=[[#Game appearances|(click to navigate)]]
|similar=[[Block]], [[Star Block]]
}}
'''Bomb Blocks''' are a type of block that can detonate, as indicated by a bomb icon on it. They cannot be [[inhale]]d, but they can be activated when [[Kirby]] attacks them, even with a [[Slide]] or [[Air Bullet]]. Normally, their use consists of clearing adjacent blocks, [[Star Block]]s, [[metal block]]s, etc, or turning portions of solid walls to rubble. Most often this clears a new path for Kirby. Occasionally a rogue bomb block will actually drop a wall down to obstruct Kirby either instead of, or in addition to, clearing the path. 

Most bomb blocks are easily activated. In rare instances, which usually lead to extra areas containing bonuses, a bomb block will require the use of a copy ability to activate. These often lead to rewards such as hearts, maps, [[1-Up]]s, [[Maxim Tomato]], or even other [[Copy Ability|copy abilities]].

*A bomb block found a short reach behind a solid wall can be activated with a [[Beam]] whip attack, including the one from the [[UFO (enemy)|UFO]] ability.
*An overhead, but inaccessible from the sides block, can be activated with [[Missile]]. If located directly above a slope, a ricocheted [[Laser]] shot will travel upwards to strike it.
*When far behind a solid wall, Kirby will need to use a further reaching ability. [[Ice]] can freeze enemies and kick them across the screen, even through walls.

== Game appearances ==
[[File:KSA Extra Planet Alpha 11.jpg|thumb|300px|Bomb Blocks are typically attached to solid barriers which stand in Kirby's way, such as this one in ''Kirby Star Allies''.]]
Bomb Blocks have appeared in many ''Kirby'' games, and their exact behavior can vary based on the game, though it always has the same behavior in the main series. The following table lists every appearance, and the sections below detail some more notable ones:
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!colspan=3|Bomb Block video game appearances &nbsp;
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!Game
!Appears as
!Notes
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!colspan=3|''Kirby'' series
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|''[[Kirby's Adventure]]''
|Device
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|''[[Kirby Super Star]]''
|Device
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|''[[Kirby's Star Stacker (Game Boy)|Kirby's Star Stacker]]'' for [[Game Boy]]
|Device
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|''[[Kirby's Star Stacker (Super Famicom)|Kirby's Star Stacker]]'' for [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Famicom]]
|Device
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|''[[Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land]]''
|Device
|Reprises its function from ''Kirby's Adventure''.
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|''[[Kirby & The Amazing Mirror]]''
|Device
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|''[[Kirby: Canvas Curse]]''
|Device
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|''[[Kirby: Squeak Squad]]''
|Device
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|''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]''
|Device
|Reprises its function from ''Kirby Super Star''.
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|''[[Kirby's Epic Yarn]]''
|Device
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|''[[Kirby Mass Attack]]''
|Device
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|''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land]]''
|Device
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|''[[Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition]]''
|Device
|Appears in [[New Challenge Stages]] as well as in some of the Classic Titles.
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|''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]''
|Device
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|''[[Kirby and the Rainbow Curse]]''
|Device
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|''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]''
|Device
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|''[[Kirby Star Allies]]''
|Device
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|''[[Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn]]''
|Device
|Reprises its function from ''Kirby's Epic Yarn''.
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|''[[Kirby and the Forgotten Land]]''
|Device
|Also has its own [[figure]].
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|''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe]]''
|Device
|Reprises its function from ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land''.
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!colspan=3|''Super Smash Bros.'' series
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|''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''
|Device
|Appears on the Green Greens stage.
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|''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''
|Device
|Appears with a distinct design in The Subspace Emissary. Also appears on the Green Greens stage.
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|''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
|Device
|Appears on the Green Greens stage.
|}

===''Kirby's Adventure''===
''Kirby's Adventure'' marks the first appearance of Bomb Blocks in the series. Since their debut in this game, they have changed little outside of specific instances highlighted below.

===''Kirby's Star Stacker'' (both versions)===
In both versions of ''Kirby's Star Stacker'', Bomb Blocks occasionally rise when the opponent's fist pounds the ground and adds a new row to the play field. The bomb blocks can be detonated by matching any two pairs either below and above, or to the left and right of it. When detonated, the bomb will eliminate the entire row of blocks beside it.

===''Kirby: Canvas Curse''===
In ''[[Kirby: Canvas Curse]]'', Bomb Blocks can be activated by tapping them with the [[Nintendo DS]] stylus, in addition to using a regular move or attack. Notably, Bomb Blocks in the successor game ''[[Kirby and the Rainbow Curse]]'' cannot be tapped in this way.

==Profiles==
===''Kirby Super Star''===
*'''Wii U Virtual Console manual bio:''' ''"It explodes when hit, causing damage to anything around it."''

===''Kirby: Squeak Squad''===
*'''Manual bio''' (page 22): ''"Attack a bomb block and it will detonate to take out nearby obstacles and create new paths."''

=== ''Kirby Super Star Ultra'' ===
*'''Instruction manual bio (page 21):''' "''These explode when hit, causing damage to everything around them.''"

===''Kirby: Planet Robobot''===
*'''Instruction manual bio (page 15):''' "''Destroy these and they'll explode, affecting items and obstacles nearby.''"

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
KA Rainbow Resort Stage 4 screenshot 06.png|Busting a Bomb Block barrier while another one lays visible to the right in ''Kirby's Adventure''
KA Ice Cream Island Stage 2 screenshot 02.png|A Bomb Block attached to a large blockade in ''Kirby's Adventure''
KSS Mecheye screenshot 09.png|This Bomb Block barrier in ''Kirby Super Star'' requires a specific ability to hit.
KaTAM Moonlight Mansion Room 9.png|A Bomb Block embedded in the floor in ''Kirby & The Amazing Mirror''
KCC Machine Mansion 14.png|Kirby met his match in this scene from ''Kirby: Canvas Curse''...there just happened to be a Bomb Block in this frame.
Peanut Plains KSSU Bomb Blocks.png|Using [[Beam]] to break a Bomb Block in ''Kirby Super Star Ultra''
Sandy Canyon Stage 3 KMA.png|Approaching a Bomb Block barrier guarded by [[Thudd]]s in ''Kirby Mass Attack''
KRtDL Nutty Noon Stage 2-3.jpg|Kirby spitting a [[Star Bullet]] at a nestled-in Bomb Block in ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land''
KRtDL Cookie Country Stage 3-2.jpg|Breaking open a Bomb Block cache in ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land''
KTD Bomb Block.png|A Bomb Block barrier in ''Kirby: Triple Deluxe''
KTD Wild World Stage 2 5.png|Kirby swimming against a Bomb Block barrier in ''Kirby: Triple Deluxe''
KatRC Deep-Divin Kirby Submarine screenshot 10.png|Some Bomb Block barriers hold quite a bit more back than others, such as this one in ''Kirby and the Rainbow Curse''.
KatRC Challenge Room 2-3.png|A puzzle involving a Bomb Block barrier in ''Kirby and the Rainbow Curse''
KPR Patched Plains Stage 3 4.png|Approaching a Bomb Block on the train in ''Kirby: Planet Robobot''
KSA Planet Caverna 01.jpg|Breaking a Bomb Block to open up a barrier in ''Kirby Star Allies''
KatFL Bomb Block figure.png|[[Figure]] of a Bomb Block from ''Kirby and the Forgotten Land''
SSBB Bomb Block model.png|Model from ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''
SSBU-Green Greens.png|Bomb Blocks appear in the Star Block formations in the Green Greens stage from the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series.
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
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|fr=Bloc bombe
|frM=Bomb block
|de=Bombenblock
|deM=Bomb block
|nl=Bomblok
|nlM=Bomb block
|esA=Bloque bomba
|esAM=Bomb block
|ja=ばくだんブロック
|jaR=bakudan borokku
|jaM=Bomb Block
|ko=폭탄 블록
|koR=poktan beullok
|koM=Bomb Block
}}

== See also ==
*[[Stake]]
*[[Switch]]

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